Rapports

‘The resettlement of IDPs in the North will be accomplished 100 percent by mid-August this year. All welfare camps in the North will be shut down, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. Speaking after…

The government will inaugurate the first phase of a national programme to develop 5,000 primary schools islandwide on August 03. Development of 1,683 primary schools island-wide under the first phase will be launched on August…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 12 January 2011 to 31 March 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 4.62 million Appeal coverage: Including soft pledges, this appeal is 51 per cent covered. Appeal history: · This preliminary final report is being…

By Feizal Samath COLOMBO, Jul 23 2012 (IPS) - A spate of child rape cases in Sri Lanka has angered child rights activists and moved the government to consider tightening the relevant laws and making the offence…

COLOMBO, 23 July 2012 (IRIN) - Enhancing practical efforts to uphold the language rights of millions of ethnic Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans could play a key role in the country’s long-term peace and reconciliation, say analysts and…

The government allocated over Rs 54,837 million for development activities in the Batticaloa district from 2008 to 2012, Deputy Ministers V Muralitharan and MLAM Hizbullah said. The deputy ministers were participating in a media seminar on 'The…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By 30 June, about 440,700 people (131,000 families) had returned to the Northern Province. This figure includes some 230,000 people (72,000 families) displaced after April 2008 and 211,000 persons…

More than 4 million school children are set to benefit from Australia’s support for Sri Lanka’s education system. A grant of $37 million, announced in May 2012 and spread over four years, will help more students access…

The Divisional hospital of Echchilampattu recently unveiled additional facilities upgraded with the grant support of the European Union together with German Red Cross. This initiative was funded under the European Union - Assistance for Conflict-Affected People (EUACAP)…

With assistance from Australia, schoolchildren from different ethnic groups in Sri Lanka are building friendships through sports, arts and cultural activities—often for the first time. Funded by AusAID through the Australian Community Rehabilitation Program and implemented by…